Article February 5, 1910 Issue

THE LECTURES

with contributions from James Russell, Judge Amerman, R. H. Abercombie, Howard Arnold Walters

Frank H. Leonard lectured on Christian Science at the Opera House Dec. 11. He was introduced by James Russell of the Mining Journal, who said in part,—

We live in a tolerant age, when men have come to believe it wise for each to allow the other to think out the problems of life for himself, and to determine for himself, according to his own judgment and the dictates of his conscience, what he shall accept as truth and what reject as error. We have with us yet those who believe this spirit of tolerance to be but another name for laxity of belief in the truth, who maintain that the world has grown indifferent in religious matters. And yet it seems to me that never before in the history of the race have the teachings of Christ been so universally applied in the every-day affairs of life in all civilized countries as they are today.

From thousands of pulpits tomorrow there will be thundered forth denunciations of the lack of faith among men which is alleged to be characteristic of the world in our day. But is there such a lack? I for one do not believe it. We are making a more direct application to human needs of the gospel of Christ, it appears to me, though we may not mouth professions of faith as much as was done in former days. The preachers of the gospel tell us that it is difficult to attract people to the churches. That may be true, but it is because the people are doing their own thinking to a greater extent than ever before, and deciding for themselves, with minds illumined by gospel truth, what their duty is to God, to their fellow-men, and to themselves. If their independent thinking leads to more correct living, is not that proof that in their own way they are applying the truths of Christian teaching to the problems of life as Christ intended they should when he came on earth to give them his law?—Correspondence.

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